[5] The show's presenters included Terry Christian, comedian Mark Lamarr, Dani Behr, Katie Puckrik, Jasmine Dotiwala, Alan Connor, Amanda de Cadenet and Huffty.
[6] Originally broadcast in the old Tube time slot of 6 pm Friday evenings, The Word's main live show was shifted to a late-night timeslot from 9 November 1990.
The magazine format allowed for interviews, live music, features and even game shows.
[6] The show was the brainchild of Charlie Parsons and Terry Christian, the name of the show coming from Christian's Page covering up and coming Manchester bands in the Manchester Evening News which he started writing in the autumn of 1989 called The Word Is Terry Christian and appeared in the paper every Friday evening .
In mid 2000, Channel 4 screened a short-running compilation series titled Best of The Word, which mostly featured music performances.